plow back

verb

plowed back; plowing back; plows back

transitive verb

: to reinvest (profits) in a business
plowback noun

Examples of plow back in a Sentence

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That will produce a huge windfall in profits that will be plowed back to shareholders in the form of higher dividends and bigger buybacks. Jim Cramer, CNBC, 13 July 2025 Corporations have to plow back a seventh of their earnings in order to maintain their real earning power. William Baldwin, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025 In other words, quarterly profits from channels like MSNBC have not been plowed back into the news channel. Brian Stelter, CNN, 20 Nov. 2024 This could mean plowing back profits to fuel community projects, adopting eco-friendly practices through the supply chain, or even designing products and services that tackle specific societal issues. Goro Gupta, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for plow back

Word History

First Known Use

1912, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of plow back was in 1912

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“Plow back.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plow%20back. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.

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